Don Zimmer dies at 83; spent more than six decades in baseball

(AP) — Don Zimmer wasn't a fixture in baseball forever. It just seemed that way. He played alongside Jackie Robinson on the only Brooklyn Dodgers team to win the World Series. He coached Derek Jeter on the New York 

Don Zimmer, a presence in MLB who had most recently served as a baseball advisor for the Tampa Bay Rays, has died. He was 83.

Baseball lost one of its most beloved characters Wednesday night with the death of Don Zimmer at age 83. Zimmer had been in a rehabilitation center in Dunedin, Fla., since having seven hours of heart surgery in mid-April. Zimmer was proud of the fact

Don Zimmer, a presence in MLB who had most recently served as a baseball advisor for the Tampa Bay Rays, has died. He was 83. Zimmer was a player—most notably for the Dodgers, before and after the move to Los Angeles—manager, and coach for 

A former infielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball, Zimmer celebrated this year his 66th season in baseball. Beau Zimmer, Don Zimmer's grandson and a reporter at WTSP, confirmed the news on Wednesday